My peeps at Wynn Las Vegas don't have to pay me a dime to rave about them. I get this question a lot: "How can get my audience/friends to spread the word about my art?" " I'll be honest, my first instinct when I'm asked this question is to dance around it.  I want to talk about the use of social media, smart use of referrals, that sort of thing. MORE

14) Marketing Events Manager , United Way of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, NV). Please post your nonprofit marketing position here — FT or PT staff, consulting or internship opportunities. NEW OPPORTUNITIES. 1) Associate, Online Communications, Nothing But Nets. MORE

I'm in Las Vegas.  But in Vegas, I don't think twice. Because, in ways both big and small, Vegas has created the right conditions for people to spend more money then they normally would. From the grocery line, to Vegas, to a house party where folks sell Avon and Mary Kay, they all teach us that it is possible to create conditions where people are more inclined to buy what you are offering. You're in line at the grocery store.  MORE

Recently, I had the pleasure of working with the AMA Las Vegas Chapter to present a 1.5 Toss of a pink boa to the awesome AMA Las Vegas B2B Social Media Chapter and workshop participants. In 2004, the American Marketing Association asked to develop a workshop on blogs. MORE

Viva Las Vegas baby. I'm a bit like Stephen King, some of my best writing was years ago.    In that spirit I wanted to introduce (or re-introduce) you to a little e-book I wrote called An Unfair Guide to Building a Nonprofit Board of Directors.    It's yours.    It's free. With that said, it's time for a vacation.    I'll be bringing back a few more of my "greatest hits" blog posts while I'm gone.  MORE

Each mid-January, while much of the country is struggling to get through wintery weather and get kids back on a school-day schedule, the brash, bold, and bright world of near-future technology is shown off at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. MORE

The beautiful thing about Las Vegas is that it knows exactly what it is. I'm back.    let's get to it. -. It's sex.    It's gambling.    It's pop culture. And they are very comfortable with that. That's part of the reason the marketing of the town works so effectively.    They embrace who they are. There's an element of that in any great marketing campaign. MORE

MECLABS / Las Vegas, NV / Less than $1,700. In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! MORE

7, 2011, Las Vegas, NV. It’s a new year–filled with potential and promise. See what’s happening this January in the world of social change through the lens of social marketing, social innovation and social technology. January Events. Individual Events and Observances. Digital Health Summit. Webinar with Nedra Weinreich: Social Marketing Step-by-Step. 11, 2011, Online. World’s Fair Use Day. 13, 2011 Washington D.C. MORE

April 4-5: Israel Air Force Center Foundation Leadership Retreat, Las Vegas, NV. One of the joys of my work is getting to speak at conferences and inspire boards. Since, I''m often asked "When are you coming to my area?", I thought I''d share my upcoming speaking gigs. MORE

The winner and finalists will also receive an expenses-paid trip to a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and be part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion's Week in Las Vegas in December 2011. From The Foundation Center. [If If you are interested in this grant opportunity, click "Link to Complete RFP" at the end of this post]. MORE

19) Online Communications Coordinator , Culinary Workers Union (Las Vegas, NV). Please post your nonprofit marketing position here — FT or PT staff, consulting or internship opportunities. NEW OPPORTUNITIES. 1) Communications, Design, and Website Scholar. MORE

The first thing he did was get out of the office to learn about the issues in greater Las Vegas. Rick Schwartz. Because fund raising is such a critical need at nonprofits right now, I asked nonprofit development expert Rick Schwartz for this guest post. MORE

Director of Marketing Smith Center for the Performing Arts (Las Vegas, NV). Post YOUR nonprofit marketing job here: Featuring jobs with nonprofits, grantmakers, B Corps, and vendors serving nonprofits. Communications Assistant (PT) Pulitzer Arts Foundation (St. Louis, MO). Communications Director Center on Policy Initiatives (San Diego, CA). Communications Director America Achieves (Washington, D.C.). MORE

Communications Manager Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (Las Vegas, NV). Post YOUR nonprofit marketing job here: Featuring jobs with nonprofits, grantmakers, B Corps, and vendors serving nonprofits. MORE

I come originally from Pennsylvania, I now live in Boulder city outside of Las Vegas. Mazarine Treyz: This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising. MORE

Youth Marketing Coordinator , RSCG (Las Vegas, NV). Please post your nonprofit marketing position here for full-time or part-time staff, consulting or internship opportunities. New Opportunities. Activism Marketing and Social Media Manager , Care2. Redwood City, CA). Communications Director , Time for Change Foundation. San Bernardino, CA). Communication and Outreach Manager , American Prairie Reserve (Bozeman, MT). MORE

The company was “almost out of cash when founder Fred Smith flew to a Las Vegas casino in a last-ditch attempt to generate enough funds to make payroll.” I’m reading the new book Brainfluence by Roger Dooley , and there’s an interesting chapter (34) on loyalty. Here’s what it says: Researchers have found that counterfactual scenarios boost loyal feelings. MORE

Originally located in Nashville, the historic Tennessee flooding in early May nearly cancelled the conference before it was hastily relocated to Las Vegas. MORE

The first conference is this month in Chicago with subsequent events this fall in Washington DC, Nashville, Miami, and Las Vegas. This month''s Church Executive features an interview with me on how pastors can use social media for fundraising. MORE

It's 11:30pm in Vegas.    Hundreds of folks start streaming in to line up at the various nightclubs inside of Wynn Las Vegas.   I grab my buddies and we take the short trip from LA to Vegas.    But I'm still on Chicago time so it feels like 1:30am. So I'm a little tired. Plus my last journey to the craps table didn't go well.    So I'm a little cranky. MORE

The incredible thing about Zappo’s is that you can call them up at 10pm and ask, “I need to find pizza in Las Vegas, can you help me?” SO you’ve been told that you need to be on all of these social media platforms. Do you really? Are your donors on Facebook? Not necessarily. Did you know that 80% of the people on Facebook are not in the US ? Did you know the fastest growing demographic on Facebook is 50+ year old women ? Are they your target audience? MORE

Becky thought it would be fun to do an encore of that panel: Act 2 of Creating Customer Loyalty with Social Media, A Look 2 Years Later I am at #bew10, Las Vegas, with Becky Carroll, Frank Eliason and this time representing Zappos -- Melissa LaPointe. MORE

My local NYC band is Come Together (a Beatles and Rolling Stones cover band that has played at venues thoughout NYC and even twice at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas. Doctors heal patients in many ways. some even through rock n roll! N.E.D. , an innovative rock band of 6 U.S. MORE

A special sale of the knife at the SHOT Show (Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade) in January 2011 in Las Vegas generated $22,000 for the Cascade Pacific Council in Northwest Oregon, where Gerber is headquartered. MORE

In addition to the headline-making woes of Las Vegas, singled out by President Obama for hosting junkets of corporations receiving federal bailout funds, virtually every convention city is feeling the pain. This recession affects everything. And the convention/conference business is no exception. MORE

Here are my slides from today’s session How to Become a Fundraising Hero at the 2010 International Bowl Expo here in Las Vegas, NV. How To Become a Fundraising Hero – International Bowl Expo 2010. View more presentations from Marc Pitman. MORE

296.17  That's the charge that hit my credit card for two tickets to a preview performance of the latest Cirque show in Las Vegas. "Why is this live?" MORE

Association of Donor Relations Profressionals / Las Vegas, NV / Not available. Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. MORE

  People don't buy IPad's or stay at the Wynn Las Vegas because it makes rational sense.  I find consumer behavior fascinating and I think if you are trying to put your art into the marketplace, you should study it a bit as well.    So take a look at this article, The New Abnormal.    It describes a consumer market that is becoming, "all dollar stores and luxury."  MORE

Gerber, the knife maker repeated a promotion in ran in January 2011 at the SHOT (Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade) Show in Las Vegas by selling a knife branded to TV adventurer Bear Grylls and benefiting the Boy Scouts of America. MORE